CARDIOVASC REVIEW

It contains the pericardium, heart, origins of the great vessels, various nerves, and smaller vessels.

• Anterior mediastinum

• Superior mediastinum

• Middle mediastinum

• Superior mediastinum

It is a fibroserous sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the great vessels.

Layer of serous pericardium that is adherent to the heart and forms its outer covering.

• Parietal layer

• Visceral layer

• Both are correct

• None are correct

The narrow space created between the two layers of serous pericardium, containing a small amount of fluid, is the pericardial cavity.

• True

• False

Nerve that innervates the pericardium.

• Optic nerve

• Phrenic nerve

• Vagus nerve

• Radial nerve

The apex of the heart is quadrilateral and directed posteriorly.

• True

• False

The _________ circles the heart, separating the atria from the ventricles.

• Coronary sulcus

• Anterior interventricular sulcus

• Poster interventricular sulcus

• None of the above

The left heart receives oxygenated blood coming from the lungs.

• True

• False

Blood returning to the right atrium enters through :

• Superior vena cava

• Inferior vena cava

• coronary sinus

• All of the above

The fossa ovalis marks the location of the embryonic _______, which is an important part of fetal circulation.

• Foramen magnum

• Foramen rotundum

• Foramen ovale

• Foramen cecum